This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Blue Jays injury news and transactions.
LATEST INJURY UPDATES
RHP Max Scherzer
Injury: Back spasms
IL date: June 17 (15-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially mid-July
Status: Will make his next rehab start July 8 with Triple-A Buffalo. (updated: July 6) More >>
RF Addison Barger
Injury: Right elbow inflammation/back stress reaction
IL date: May 11 (10-day IL, retroactive to May 10)
Expected return: Potentially August
Status: Remains at the club's complex in Florida and will be reevaluated after the All-Star Break. (updated: July 6) More >>
RHP Yimi García
Injury: Rehab from 2025 right elbow surgery
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially late July
Status: Will get back on the mound later this week for a bullpen and begin to build up again. (updated: July 6)
OF Jesús Sánchez
Injury: Right ankle sprain
IL date: June 27 (10-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially mid-July
Status: Running and hitting at the club's Florida complex as he nears a rehab assignment. (updated: July 6) More >>
LHP Ricky Tiedemann (Blue Jays' No. 5 prospect)
Injury: Left elbow soreness
Expected return: TBD
Status: Made first rehab appearance on June 16, but was scratched from second planned rehab appearance with a neck issue, per John Schneider. (updated: June 24) More >>
INF Lenyn Sosa
Injury: Right wrist contusion
IL date: May 28 (10-day IL, retroactive to May 27)
Expected return: Potentially early July
Status: Began rehab assignment on Monday and went 0-for-3 as DH in the Complex League. (updated: June 22)
OF Anthony Santander
Injury: Left shoulder labral surgery
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Potentially by end of 2026 season
Status: Will begin hitting over the next week or two in hopes he can be a factor in late 2026. (updated: June 18) More >>
LHP Joe Mantiply
Injury: Left knee inflammation
IL date: May 19 (15-day IL, retroactive to May 18)
Expected return: TBD
Status: Will be having a scope surgical procedure on his knee after receiving a second medical opinion. It is not believed to be season-ending. (updated: May 28) More >>
RHP José Berríos
Injury: Right elbow stress fracture
IL date: March 25 (60-day IL, retroactive to March 22)
Expected return: Potentially late 2027
Status: Underwent full Tommy John surgery on May 20 and will miss 12 to 18 months. (updated: May 20) More >>
RHP Cody Ponce
Injury: Right knee ACL sprain
IL date: March 31 (60-day IL)
Expected return: Likely to miss 2026 season
Status: Underwent surgery and is expected to miss the rest of 2026. (updated: April 17) More >>
RHP Bowden Francis
Injury: Right UCL reconstruction surgery
IL date: Feb. 18 (60-day IL)
Expected return: 2027
Status: Underwent surgery and will miss the entire 2026 season. (updated: March 26)
LATEST TRANSACTIONS
July 7
• RHP Chad Dallas: Recalled from Triple-A
• OF Yohendrick Piñango: Optioned to Triple-A
July 6
• OF George Springer: Activated from paternity list
• RHP Braydon Fisher: Placed on bereavement list
July 1
• OF George Springer: Placed on the paternity list
• OF Jonatan Clase: Recalled from Triple-A
June 27
• INF Sean Keys: Selected to Major League roster
• INF/OF Davis Schneider: Optioned to Triple-A Buffalo
• OF Yohendrick Piñango: Recalled from Triple-A Buffalo
• OF Jesús Sánchez: Placed on 10-day injured list
• C Owen Carapellotti: Acquired from the Athletics in exchange for RHP Hayden Juenger